In his world premiere as MMS host, Kyle Bosman leads a spirited conversation between Janet Garcia, Jenna Stoeber, and a special guest and podcast debutante Eric Silver! The gang talks Pikmin 4, the new (and old) tracks released in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and of course Barbie. We also learn some of the rules of a poetry slam! Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on...
Jul 27, 2023•2 hr 21 min
In his last turn as our wonderful guest host, Kyle Hilliard leads Janet Garcia, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, and Jenna Stoeber in a discussion about all sorts of new games. The delight and drags of Viewfinder, Exoprimal's kinda cheap feeling cinematics, playing Kingdom Hearts in this year 2023, and of course we get Leo in on the action with a little bit of Picross talk. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and ...
Jul 20, 2023•2 hr 46 min
When the Hanson is a way, the picross fans will play! Join Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Jenna Stoeber, and special guest Ben Reeves , Narrative Designer at Firaxis Games! Do we take the opportunity to talk about Marvel's Midnight Sun, which he wrote for? No! It's a Picross special, so we talk mostly picross! And a little bit about OXENFREE II: Lost Signals, Dr. Fetus Mean Meat Machine, and Dordogne. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the ia...
Jul 13, 2023•2 hr
Saddle up, cowfolk! Your rootin' tootin' guest host Kyle Hilliard leads Jacob Geller, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava in the 2023 Release Calendar Six Shooter Duel. This is MinnMax's annual game auction, where the team duels with each other over the games they're most excited to cover for the rest of the year. You remember, this yearly event? That everyone remembers and looks forward to? From big games like Exoprimal, Starfield, and Baldur's Gate 3, to smaller indies like Cocoon, V...
Jul 06, 2023•3 hr 30 min
Join us in welcoming our guest host, Kyle Hilliard! He is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kelsey Lewin to talk Pikmin 1, 2, and Bloom, the Game of Thrones issue with FF16, and some hard-hitting truths about the milk industry in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life. Featuring the soft launch of the MinnMax Summer Fun Time. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by s...
Jun 29, 2023•2 hr 7 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! We are, for the first time, flying without the Ben wind beneath our wings. So if the podcast sounds a little different, that's why - we're still navigating the hosting and technical sides of this transition, and we appreciate your patience! Host Kelsey Lewin is joined by Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jenna Stoeber to discuss June's sudden Nintendo Direct and the many Mario games that caught their eye, plus Mythforce and Headbangers Rhythm Royale. Jacob and...
Jun 22, 2023•2 hr 49 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Janet Garcia, and Leo Vader unpack all of the highlights from a week in Los Angeles playing games while attending Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest. They talk about the event itself and what they consider their game of the show. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com...
Jun 15, 2023•2 hr 19 min
Welcome to this bonus episode of The MinnMax Show podcast! Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard need to rave about all of the fun game reveals and news from Xbox and Ubisoft's summer press conferences. We talk about the Xbox Games Showcase highlights, including Starfield, Fable, Avowed, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and the remake of Persona 3 before unpacking the biggest takeaways from Ubisoft Forward like gameplay for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Star Wars: Outlaws,...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode (recorded live on YouTube), Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and community manager Haley MacLean as we unpack all of the highlights and most exciting game reveals from Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest 2023. We each share our favorite three things from the show and then dive into that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth trailer in a big way. We also talk about the new game from the creators of Chicory: A Colorful Tale called ...
Jun 08, 2023•2 hr
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson and Leo Vader are joined by fighting game experts Suriel Vazquez and (Game Infomer and Giant Bomb alumn) Jason Oestreicher to unpack everything great about Street Fighter 6! Then Leo explains why he loves the new FPS called Friends vs. Friends and Jeff Marchiafava explains why he doesn't love LEGO 2K Drive. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize an...
Jun 01, 2023•2 hr 12 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, it's time to kick off 2023's "E3" season! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Jacob Geller to unpack all of the highlights for the big PlayStation Showcase. We talk about the first look at gameplay for Insomniac's Spider-Man 2, the surprising reveal of a Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake, gameplay for Alan Wake 2, and a whole lot more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit questio...
May 25, 2023•2 hr
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this special episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by community manager Haley MacLean, Sarah Podzorski, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller to share our thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! Hear more of our thoughts on The Deepest Dive for that game on YouTube and in the bonus podcast feed. Then we're joined by Mark MacDonald from Enhance Games to talk about his podcasting past with Sarah Podzorski and the new puzzle game from the creat...
May 18, 2023•2 hr 57 min
We have a big episode of The MinnMax Show podcast for you this week. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader are joined by video essayist (and former Polygon senior video producer) Jenna Stoeber to REVIEW The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on the Nintendo Switch. Then Hanson shares some news that will be impacting MinnMax's content this summer, we get Jected, then we applaud Apple Arcade for still going strong. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and ...
May 11, 2023•2 hr 22 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski to talk about the disappointing release of Arkane Studios' open-world vampire game Redfall before diving into some great games we've been playing like Cassette Beasts, Roots of Pacha, Bayonetta Origins, and Octopath Traveler 2. Kelsey also raves about the new DLC for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 called Future Redeemed and how well it ties together the three RPGs from Monoli...
May 04, 2023•2 hr 11 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Leo Vader break down the most interesting things we learned about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay from new previews, then we have a roundtable review discussion about Respawn's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, touch on Horizon's Burning Shores DLC, before diving into the great indie games Shadows of Doubt, Blind Drive, and Mr. Sun's Hatbox. Then we're joined by the...
Apr 27, 2023•2 hr 26 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Leo Vader defend the zombie-slaying fun to be head in Dead Island 2, talk about the challenges of an RTS on console with Minecraft Legends, and talk about the promising gameplay of Disney Speedstorm. Then Sarah Podzorski joins the show as we check in on the horror-themed fishing game Dredge, the biggest reveals from Nintendo Indie World, and SEGA's April Fool's Day game that's...
Apr 20, 2023•2 hr 2 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller unpack the details and secrets of the incredible new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Then Janet Garcia joins the show and we check in and share our full thoughts on the open-world game Tchia. Kyle and Ben got to see an extended preview for Immortals of Aveum, the new first-person magic game from Ascendant Studios and the creative director of Dead Space. Oh and then thi...
Apr 13, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's special episode, Ben Hanson is joined by the co-director of the Video Game History Foundation Kelsey Lewin and Digital Eclipse's Editorial Director Chris Kohler to try to better understand Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto. This isn't an interview with the man, unfortunately. We talk about our experiences interacting with the creator of Donkey Kong, Mario, and The Legend of Zelda and share insightful quotes from interviews he's done throughout the decad...
Apr 06, 2023•2 hr 21 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Janet Garcia to unpack all of the details from Nintendo's big reveal of gameplay for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Janet shares her favorite indie games from PAX East, we talk about the new gameplay for Final Fantasy XVI, and we run down some more indie games we've been playing and enjoying like the Castlevania-inspired 9 Years of Shadows and Terra Nill. The...
Mar 30, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this special episode recorded in San Francisco, California during the Game Developer's Conference for 2023, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Imran Khan, and The Indie Informer's Jill Grodt. We talk about what GDC is like this year, trends amongst game developers, the best indies of the show, and more. Then we talk about playing the new open-world game Tchia, the horror fishing game Dredge, and Kelsey unpacks everything horrifying about the Wii U ...
Mar 23, 2023•2 hr 30 min
On this episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, listen to and appreciate Jacob Geller's review of the great remake of Resident Evil 4! We also talk about playing the dinosaur-filled beta for Exoprimal, Jacob Geller's weird fascination with Wanted Dead, and Leo highlights Cosmo's Quickstop, a co-op game that's woefully under everybody's radar. Then we're joined by MinnMax's new community manager Haley MacLean to answer wonderful questions submitted on Patreon! You can win a pr...
Mar 17, 2023•2 hr 3 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava to reminisce about our favorite demos and demo discs of all time. Let us know your favorites in the comments. Then we unpack some great games with generous demos like Team Ninja's Sekiro-inspired Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Humanity from Enhance Games, and Octopath Traveler 2. Then we also talk about the new Dead Cells DLC that's Castlevania-themed and JeffM falling in...
Mar 09, 2023•2 hr 21 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! Ben Hanson is joined by Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava to unpack everything we learned about Final Fantasy XVI this week, have a mini-Deepest Dive on The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap for the GameBoy Advance, and then JeffM passionately explains why most of us were dead wrong about Horizon Forbidden West. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help ma...
Mar 02, 2023•2 hr 15 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Leo Vader, Sarah Podzorski, and Kyle Hilliard to unpack all of the news from Sony's State of Play, talk about playing Resident Evil Village and Gran Turismo 7 in VR, and lavish unexpected praise on Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and lea...
Feb 24, 2023•2 hr 4 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to rave about the Metroid Prime Remaster, share their full thoughts on the PSVR2 headset (provided by PlayStation) and its flagship title Horizon Call of the Mountain, then we talk about the new Monster Hunter-like game Wild Hearts and Double Fine's incredible new documentary series about the development of Psychonauts 2. Then we answer questions s...
Feb 16, 2023•2 hr 18 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! This week Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and special guest Jill Grodt from The Indie Informer to recap the highlights from the big Nintendo Direct. We talk about the new trailer and vehicle reveal for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Metroid Prime Remastered, Pikmin 4, GameBoy Advances games on the Nintendo Switch, and more! Then Leo tells us why Hitman's Freelancer mode made his favorite game of all time even better and Jill Grodt...
Feb 09, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava talk about how much they're enjoying EA's big remake of Dead Space and the amazing release of Hi-Fi Rush from Tango Gameworks. We also talk about Season: A Letter To The Future and the announcement this week of The Crew Motorfest. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show ...
Feb 02, 2023•2 hr 1 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava to unpack Xbox's new game showcase called Developer Direct with new looks at Redfall, Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legends, and the big reveal and surprise release of Hi-Fi Rush from the creators of The Evil Within. Then we dive into the big meaty release of the week from Square-Enix called Forspoken, we debate the game's writing and what the action-RPG offers. Then ...
Jan 26, 2023•2 hr 11 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, we've reassembled the crew of Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava to be embarrassed by our predictions for 2022 before confidently predicting everything in the gaming world from 2023. We also talk a bit about Fire Emblem Engage, One Piece Odyssey, and Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider on the episode as well. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win...
Jan 19, 2023•2 hr 52 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Jeff Marchiava, and Jacob Geller to unpack our excitement (and fears) about the games releasing in 2023. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version of this episode here ...
Jan 12, 2023•2 hr 59 min
